Charles X Figural Ormolu Mantel Clock Depicting Urania
By Nicholas Douillon
Located in Montreal, QC
The seated figure is of Urania, muse of astrology, leaning on a globe. The clock face is centered by a raised star surrounded by Roman numerals.
Bronze
$9,600Sale Price|20% Off
French Empire Bronze Clock Depicting Urania Greek Muse of Astronomy
By Lesieur
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A magnificent large gilded and patinated bronze period French Empire mantle clock depicting Urania the Greek Muse of Astronomy standing on a stepped rectangular gilded bronze base h...
Bronze
$12,500
French Gilt Bronze Clock
Located in Atlanta, GA
A superb gilt bronze and Sienna marble clock depicting Urania (muse of astronomy).
Bronze
French Empire Period Ormolu Bronze Mantel Clock - Allegory of Astronomy
Located in New York, NY
French Empire period early 19th century ormolu bronze mantel clock depicting Urania, muse of astronomy, in an allegory of astronomy, beside a variety of scientific instruments. 16 b...
Bronze
French Charles X Malachite and Gilt Bronze Figurative Clock
Located in London, GB
In the present clock, the sculptural surmount depicts Urania, Greek muse of astronomy.
Malachite, Ormolu, Bronze
French Charles X Malachite, Lapis Lazuli, and Gilt Bronze Figurative Clock
Located in London, GB
In the present clock, the sculptural surmount depicts Urania, Greek muse of astronomy.
Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century Ormolu Pendule - Astronomy, France, circa 1825
Located in Greven, DE
Mantel Clock Urania - Allegory of astronomy Montpellier Bronze, marble, enamel circa 1825 Dimensions: Height x width x depth: 37 x 31 x 10 cm Description: Beautiful mantel clock d...
Enamel, Ormolu
Highly impressive Empire Urania Mantel clock
Located in HAARLEM, NL
Impressive Empire clock with the Goddess Urania making notes (also spelt Ourania, in Greek mythology, the muse of astronomy and a daughter of Zeus by Mnemosyne and also a great grand...
Griotte Marble
Unavailable
H 12.21 in W 11.62 in D 6.11 in
French Louis XVI Mantel Clock 'Urania' by Gille L'Aîné, circa 1760
Located in Amsterdam, NL
It is fairly rare for a Louis XVI mantel clock to have a signed case.
Bronze
Sold
H 14.57 in W 12.21 in D 3.94 in
Jean-André Reiche, Empire Pendule Urania, Allegory of Astronomy, Paris, 1820s
Located in Greven, DE
The celestial globe has been recolored. This famous clock is pictured among others at: Elke Niehüser - The French Bronze Clock p. 91.
Marble, Bronze, Enamel
French 19th Century, Louis XVI Ormolu Bronze Clock featuring Urania
Located in Charleston, SC
Magnificent clock in chased and ormolu bronze representing Urania ,daughter of Zeus ,an allegory of Astronomy and Astrology (the Greek did not differentiate).The Muse is dressed a l'...
Alabaster, Bronze
Antique English Staffordshire Pottery Clock Figure of Urania ca.1800
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
Antique pearlware English Staffordshire pottery clock figure of Urania c1800. Urania is a Greek classical figure also known as "The Goddess of Truth" and the muse of Astronomy.
Sold
H 18.51 in W 17.72 in D 6.89 in
Empire Mantel Clock in Gilt Bronze Depicting "Allegory of Astronomy"
Located in Warsaw, PL
The centered globe resting on the top of the mantel clock is also an attribute to Urania, representing the geography.
Gold Plate
19th Century French Classical Ormolu Mantel Clock
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very pleasing early 19th century French gilded ormolu mantel clock, have a classical maiden standing in front of a mirror, with a pedestal supporting a vase of flowers. The white e...
Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Gilt Metal Mantel Clock
Located in Cheshire, GB
Late 19th-century French gilt metal mantel clock, surmounted with a classical figure, opposing a white enamel Roman numeral drum dial striking on a bell. Raised up on a plinth molded...
Metal
French Empire Gilt Bronze Clock
Located in London, GB
French Empire gilt bronze clock French, early 19th century Measures: Height 38cm, width 27cm, depth 10cm This fine gilt bronze mantel clock is an excellent example of the manner...
Ormolu, Bronze
$10,143
H 15.5 in W 16.75 in D 5.5 in
Rare French Empire Ormolu Clock of Astronomy Lesson Signed Lafollie a Paris
Located in London, GB
A very rare French Empire ormolu mantel clock of an Astronomy Lesson. I have never seen this model before and it is larger than the other models by Jean Andre Reich. The clock has it...
Ormolu
$46,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 27.25 in W 22.5 in D 27.25 in
Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mantel Clock by Henri Picard & Fedinand Barbedienne
By F. Barbedienne Foundry
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine French 19th Century Gilt-Bronze Figural Mantel Clock, Horloge à Poser, by Henri Picard and Fedinand Barbedienne - ‘F. Barbédienne & Cie. / A Paris’, after the model by É...
Bronze, Ormolu
$9,258Sale Price|20% Off
H 22.05 in W 13.39 in D 7.88 in
Large Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mantel Clock, 19th Century
By Henri Voisin
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A Fine quality French 19th century gilded ormolu and white marble mantel clock in the Louis XVI style. Having a two handled urn to the top with flowers and garlands draping down to t...
Marble, Ormolu
$108,194
H 23.63 in W 19.69 in D 5.91 in
French Early 19th Century Empire Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock by Claude Galle
By Claude Galle
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
Claude Galle, (1759–1815, master in 1786) is one of the most renowned bronziers active during the Napoleonic period, such as Pierre-Philippe Thomire, André-Antoine Ravrio and Louis-S...
Marble, Bronze
$19,100
H 20 in W 15 in D 6.5 in
Antique French Mantel Clock, Fire-Gilded Bronze, Diana Motif, c. 1810
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A gold, antique French table clock, pendulum made of hand crafted fire-gilded bronze, in good condition. The circular enamel dial of the Parisian pendule is detailed with Roman numer...
Metal, Bronze
$24,508
H 20.28 in W 12.6 in D 5.91 in
Gilt and Patinated Bronze Empire Period Mantel Clock by Gaston Jolly
By Gaston Jolly
Located in London, GB
Depicting a young woman seated at a table holding a book and looking at a celestial globe, above the central dial signed 'Gaston Jolly Paris' and flanked by two busts.
Bronze, Ormolu
A very fine 19th century French gilt bronze clock
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine 19th century French Louis XVI gilt bronze mantle clock . Signed by the clockmaker
Bronze
Antique French Empire Patinated and Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
Antique French Empire patinated and gilt bronze mantel clock French, early 19th century Measures: Height 55cm, width 43cm, depth 13cm This fine Empire period mantel clock is wro...
Bronze, Ormolu
A French Gilt bronze Charles X mantel clock, circa 1825
Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY
A fine French Charles X period gilt bronze figural mantel clock circa 1825. Saint-Nicolas-d'Aliermont and Paris, c. 1825. The sculptural group represents an allegory of navigation or...
Bronze, Ormolu
Empire Period Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
This truly stunning French mantel clock was crafted during the Empire period, and reflects the Neoclassical interests of the Emperor Napoleon I, whose influence over the decorative a...
Ormolu, Bronze
Large Antique French Empire Style Bronze and Marble Figural Clock
Located in New York, NY
The large and elegant antique French Empire style bronze and marble figural clock features a rectangular stepped base of dark green marble, raised on four gilt bronze feet cast with ...
Ormolu, Bronze
French Empire Figural Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock
Located in New York, NY
Winged cupid with flowing robe, clock resting between wings and fabric, raised on bronze ormolu-mounted verde antico plinth. France, first half of the 19th century. Measures: H ...
Marble, Bronze, Enamel
$74,887
H 28 in W 30 in D 10.5 in
Grand French Gilt and Patinated Bronze Mantel Clock in the Empire Style
Located in London, GB
Constructed in bronze, patinated and gilt; the rectangular form case supported on engraved oblate spherical feet, the frieze dressed with a row of female masks capping pillars, linke...
Bronze, Ormolu
Amazing Napoleon III Clock Empire French 19th Century
By Empire Furniture
Located in Madrid, ES
Amazing Napoleon III Clock Empire French 19th Century 50cm x 26cm x 15cm good condition
Bronze
$61,824Sale Price|25% Off
H 31.89 in W 25.6 in
Perseus and Andromeda Oil Painting on Canvas, Old Masters, Circa 1726
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
Carle Vanloo (Nice 1705 – Paris 1765) Perseus and Andromeda Oil on canvas. H. 081; W. 065. Alongside François Boucher (1703-1770) and Charles-Joseph Natoire (1700-1777), Carle Vanlo...
Canvas, Oil
19th Century French mantel clock
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th Century French gilded ormolu and patinated bronze mantel clock, having a seated cherub holding the rains of a winged dragon pulling a scrolling foliate ...
Ormolu
$20,499Sale Price|25% Off
H 22.45 in W 14.57 in D 8.27 in
19th Century Louis XVI Style Mantel Clock of a Lion Signed Festeau Le Jeune
By Festeau Le Jeune
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
The clock is signed by the Clockmaker Festeau Le Jeune. The case after a design of François Vion in form of a lion supporting a cylindrical case draped with ribbon tied laurel swags ...
Bronze
$48,260
H 36 in W 17 in D 12.25 in
Monumental Antique French Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mantel Clock by Maison Marquis
By Languereau, Maison Marquis
Located in New York, NY
A very unusual and quite monumental antique French Louis XVI style Napoleon III ormolu mantel clock by Maison Marquis, the Movement by Languereau, Paris, 1860: surmounted by an urn i...
Enamel, Bronze
12 Val St. Lambert Cranberry Tumblers with Birds c1920s Belgium
By Val Saint Lambert
Located in Litchfield, CT
Circa 1920s, Val St. Lambert, Belgium. These twelve Val St. Lambert tumblers in cranberry are perfect for water or cocktails. Renowned for sublime color, meticulous craftsmanship, an...
Cut Glass
19th Century Ornate Louis Philippe Giltwood Mirror
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A large and highly decorative Louis Philippe period giltwood console mirror with arched top in the Louis XV style. The curvaceous frame of this 19th century mirror is beautifully age...
Gold Leaf
$1,420Sale Price|20% Off
H 40.16 in W 18.31 in D 17.72 in
Antique French Louis XVI Style Parcel Gilt and Painted Side Chair
Located in Miami, FL
French Louis XVI style dining side chair from Paris decorated with timeless classical styling and hand carved excellence on the entire framework, emphasizing typical neoclassical gil...
Walnut, Giltwood
$356Sale Price|40% Off
H 3.625 in W 2.5 in D 0.2 in
Art Deco Sterling Combination Coin Compact Card Case, American, circa 1920
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Art Deco sterling combination coin compact card or cigarette Case, American, circa 1920 by Webster Co. Rectangular cushion shape with hand chain attached. Opens to reveal half and fu...
Sterling Silver
$34,000
H 65 in W 50 in D 15 in
18th Original Italian Cabinet on Stand, Baroque Bargueno with Carey Inlays
Located in Miami, FL
Italian cabinet on table. Walnut and rosewood, hawksbill, bronze in color and gilded, 17th century. Sample desktop pool located on ball and claw with handles on the sides. The front...
Bronze
19th Century, French, Louis XV Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Side Table
By François Linke
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century, French, Louis XV mahogany and gilt bronze marble-top side table. Single drawer attributed to François Linke.
Bronze
$2,210
H 17.92 in W 32.29 in D 32.29 in
20th Century French Louis XVI Style Bronze, Round Marble & Oak Table
Located in Miami, FL
20th Century Louis XVI Style with Bronze and Round Marble French Oak Wood Table. Solid oak with partial veneer and finely engraved bronze fixtures.
Marble, Bronze
$6,575
H 30.91 in W 37.41 in D 21.66 in
19th Rectangular Bouillotte Louis XVI Desk Table with Bronze Mounts
Located in Miami, FL
This important writing table is after Jean-Henri Riesener, perhaps the most important furniture maker working in Paris during the reign of Louis XVI. The desk thus demonstrates a cur...
Marble, Bronze
$1,450Sale Price|38% Off
H 17 in W 12.5 in D 4.5 in
Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Alabaster Mantel Clock, Late 19th Century
Located in Astoria, NY
Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Alabaster Portico Mantel Clock, late 19th century, the circular enamel dial, with strike on bell movement, surmounted by an urn and supported by four flute...
Alabaster, Enamel, Ormolu
$48,950Sale Price|42% Off
H 109 in W 81 in D 29 in
Palatial French 19th Century Louis XV Style Kingwood & Ormolu Mounted Vitrine
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine and Palatial French 19th Century Transition Louis XIV-XV Style Kingwood and Ormolu Mounted Two-Door Vitrine Cabinet, the arched top surmounted with gilt-bronze moldings a...
Bronze
$2,800
H 19 in W 30.5 in D 2 in
Antique 19th Century Chinoiserie Hand-Made Fan in a Lacquered Frame, circa 1870
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique 19th century Chinoiserie hand-made fan in a lacquered frame, circa 1870.
Lacquer, Paper
A sophisticated clock design, whether it’s a desk clock, mantel clock or large wall clock for your living room, is a decorative object to be admired in your home as much as it is a necessary functional element. This is part of the reason clocks make such superb collectibles. Given the versatility of these treasured fixtures — they’ve long been made in a range of shapes, sizes and styles — a clock can prove integral to your own particular interior decor.
Antique and vintage clocks can whisk us back to the 18th and 19th centuries. When most people think of antique clocks, they imagine an Art Deco Bakelite tabletop clock or wall clock, named for the revolutionary synthetic plastic, Bakelite, of which they’re made, or a stately antique grandfather clock. But the art of clock-making goes way back, transcending continents and encompassing an entire range of design styles and technologies. In short, there are many kinds of clocks depending on your needs.
A variety of wall clocks can be found on 1stDibs. A large antique hand-carved walnut wall clock is best suited to a big room and a flat background given what will likely be outwardly sculptural features, while Georgian grandfather clocks, or longcase clocks, will help welcome rainswept guests into your entryway or foyer. An interactive cuckoo clock, large or small, is guaranteed to bring outsize personality to your living room or dining room. For conversation pieces of a similar breed, mid-century modern enthusiasts go for the curious Ball clock, the first of more than 150 clock models conceived in the studio of legendary architect and designer George Nelson.
Minimalist contemporary clocks and books pair nicely on a shelf, but an eye-catching vintage mantel clock can add balance to your home library while drawing attention to your art and design books and other decorative objects. Ormolu clocks dating from the Louis XVI period, designed in the neoclassical style, are often profusely ornate, featuring architectural flourishes and rich naturalistic details. Rococo-style mantel clocks of Meissen porcelain or porcelain originating from manufacturers in cities such as Limoges, France, during the 18th and 19th centuries, exude an air of imperial elegance on your shelves or side tables and can help give your desk a 19th-century upgrade.
On 1stDibs, find a range of extraordinary antique and vintage clocks today.
The French sculptor shaped dense blocks into tactile forms meant to be used and held.
After synthetic dyes changed fashion, home goods and printed matter, it was only a matter of time till glass caught up.
The brilliantly simple design turns a modest bouquet into a major statement.
The Greek tragedian is said to have been handsome in his day.
Even for those who don’t indulge, elegant smoking accessories and audacious art portraying cigar enthusiasts hold a nostalgic allure.
It’s an excellent example of the sought-after ceramics coming out of South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province.
Thanks to its new leadership, the Spanish maker of figurines, busts and lighting is on a mission to update the art of porcelain for the 21st century.
The free-form stoneware piece is inspired by the magnolia tree and its associations with home.